Home / 123,065.14-184,539.93-73,151.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 123,065.14, 184,539.93 and 73,151.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 123,065.14, 184,539.93 and 73,151.86 is: 109,693.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    123,065.14 : 184,539.93 = 73,151.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    123,065.14/184,539.93 = 73,151.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    123,065.14x = 184,539.93 × 73,151.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    123,065.14x = 13,499,439,123.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,499,439,123.77/123,065.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 109,693.44

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.